Cloud Services stories - Page 236
Over the last decade the IT world has seen a mass transition from in-house computer assets to everything-as-a-service in the cloud, with hardware, platform and services now all commonly cloud-resident. Ideally positioned to support distributed working and working from home, most major players are currently moving or planning to move more than half of their operations to the cloud. The current direction of travel is to multi-cloud deployment, seen as providing greater flexibility, specialisation and security.
The main bumps in the road have shown up in skills shortages reported by many organisations, complexity leading to misconfiguration and the need to operate and integrate multiple security dashboards. Consequently, third-party cloud security providers are a hot growth area.
Shavlik releases security software in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Mon, 29th Jun 2015
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Shavlik Protect now available on Microsoft Azure, allowing users to install patch management in under one minute.
Kiwi cloud companies, making tracks in London
Mon, 29th Jun 2015
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NZ tech rising: Kiwi cloud firms soar at London showcase, transforming small business operations with pioneering software.
Kathmandu makes the move to the AWS cloud with Fronde
Mon, 8th Jun 2015
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Kathmandu has moved to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud in order to improve its web infrastructure and customer experience.
Thriving IoT market heads towards trillion dollar mark
Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
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The IoT market's rapid growth is set to hit USD $1.7 trillion by 2020, driven by massive investments in devices, connectivity, and IT services, says IDC.
Reinvention of the reseller
Sat, 30th May 2015
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As resellers worldwide grapple with the changes being wrought on the industry, we look at one local reseller's reinvention of itself.
Fortinet snaps up Meru; launches BYOD service
Thu, 28th May 2015
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Fortinet is the latest company in acquisition mode, announcing it will acquire Wi-Fi networking company Meru Networks, in a US$44 million deal.
VMware Horizon Air cloud services coming to Australia
Wed, 20th May 2015
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VMware Horizon Air expands to Australia, setting the stage as the industry's top distributed desktop-as-a-service provider.
Microsoft backs IT professionals
Tue, 19th May 2015
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In response to these growing challenges of a mobile first, cloud first world, Microsoft is more committed than ever to the millions of IT pros.
Wi-Fi calling dials New Zealand
Fri, 15th May 2015
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With Skype and WhatsApp snapping at their heels, mobile phone operators are turning to Wi-Fi calling of their own, aided by iOS 8 and Hotspot 2.0.
Wellington City Council consolidates and gets SaaS-y
Fri, 15th May 2015
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Wellington City Council is consolidating many of its more than 120 current separate IT systems onto TechnologyOne's cloud platform.
Distribution Central cloud offering making resellers 'heroes' again
Thu, 14th May 2015
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Distribution Central will launch its revamped DC CloudSelect Marketplace next Monday, promising potential revenue gains for resellers.
Victorious Veeam slams Symantec following patent win
Thu, 14th May 2015
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Symantec's bid to 'stifle competition' because 'its legacy physical backup products could not compete' fails after Veeam wins three year patent battle.
KeepItSafe targets trans-Tasman reseller base
Fri, 8th May 2015
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With 250 partners in New Zealand alone, he company has no plans on slowing down, with an expansion into the Australian market its next step.
Dell-Aerohive deal to counteract HP-Aruba acquisition?
Fri, 8th May 2015
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Dell partners with Aerohive, bolstering its Wi-Fi offerings post HP's Aruba acquisition, sparking industry buzz on future strategies.
New solutions for enterprises from Microsoft
Tue, 5th May 2015
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Microsoft's new products and services aims to help IT decision makers 'lead their companies in the new era of enterprise computing'.
IBM takes its security intelligence tech to the cloud
Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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IBM is moving its Security Intelligence technology, IBM Qradar, to the cloud, to help companies fight cyberattacks.
Microsoft backs VMob's America plans
Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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Microsoft will contribute additional funding and resources to enhance VMob's sales, marketing and product development programme.
Microsoft finalises acquisition of Revolution Analytics
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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Microsoft has officially closed an acquisition agreement with Revolution Analytics, the statistical software company behind the open source software R.
Making VoIP part of your disaster recovery plan
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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VoIP can be used as a tool in business continuity and disaster recovery planning, enabling a business to continue operating even in the event that sta.
D-Link teams up with Globalgig to offer 4G LTE VoIP router
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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D-Link partners with Globalgig to offer a 4G VoIP router and WiFi modem, providing instant wireless access in 84 countries.